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Transcription - Back
File No. Last Name Army Serial No. First name and Initials Cablegram No.
15892 GARRETT 304606 William Marvin 245

Rank
Organization
Cause of Death Date of Death
Private 74th Company, 6th Marines Killed in Action 6/14/1918

Date of Burial Place of Burial—Unconfirmed Cemetery
Commune
575 
6/23/1918 Grave #7, Amer. B/A Cty., Cmme. of Bouresches, Bouresches, Aisne.

Authority
File No. D
Place of Burial—Confirmed Cemetery
Commune
GRS,Form #16 Grave #7, Plot 68, Myers, near Bouresches, Aisne
E176.5 N261.9  

Authority
File No. D
Disinterred and Reburied: Date  6/5/1919 Cemetery 1764 
20353 In:  Grave 35, Section T, Plot 1, American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne

Emergency Address Thomas Garrett, (Father), RR.#4, Ripley, Tenn. Notified Emergency Address
2/25/1919, Retd 6/29/1920, Ret 3/24/1919, Renotified 6/29/1920, 107/5/191620

R.B. Sketch No.
Photograph No.
 

Grave Marker Name Peg
  Yes  
Cross
  
Head Board
  
Bottle
  
Ident. Tag Buried with body
  Yes  
On grave marker
  Yes  

Remarks: Exhumed fr. ravine S. of Bois Belleau. E/A prev. rptd. Thomas Garrett (Father) RR#4, Edith, Tenn. Prev. Reptd: William M. Co. H. 6th Marines, F#115 2-12-21-815  

Removal Project Information
Body disinterred 6/24/1921 for preparation and shipment.
Arrived at  Antwerp on 7/23/1921
Shipped to Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/6/1921 aboard the Wheaton
Arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey on 8/20/1921
Shipped on 8/30/1921 to Thomas M. Garrett, Ripley, Tenn.
Received at Destination  on 9/3/1921 by Above

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